Bruce Willis' wife shares emotional message on actor's birthday l GMA 

Bruce has been a favorite of mine since his Moonlighting days. It is so sad he and his family received this diagnosis. Caregiving is not easy,, but with the love and support of family, friends and medical support it can make the path just a little easier. I wish nothing but love and blessings to the Willis family, everyone will get through this with the Lord's guidance. Happy Birthday, Bruce! ❤

How lucky is Bruce Willis to have found two incredible women who love him to the moon and back. They all have raised these daughters (and it looks like a grandkid on the way) that are beautiful, authentic and adore their father. He is truly a lucky man. We as an audience are blessed to have been able to watch him grow into the man, the legend, the actor that he became. Happy Birthday BW ❤️🥰👑

When a man has this much love and support from his family at his age and through these hard times, he did good, and it speaks a lot about his character👏🙏🏻

I m so glad he s surrounded by his family..and yes his ex wife. Even though their marriage did not work they showed us that you can still have a great friendship and be great parents. I love the genuine energy they bring.

I'm glad Willis's wife is talking about her experience. I hope it will help others who are coping with the tremendous challenges of being caregivers for loved ones. Even someone with the resources and support she has feels the stress and the sadness of it. As Boomers begin to enter their 80s, many more families will need support.

My dad had dementia for the last 18 months of his life, the last 6 months being the worst. It was absolutely horrific. You could see he was terrified, and certainly not the man we all knew. I think we can all just wish to pass peacefully in our sleep well before dementia takes hold. Very sad for Bruce, far too young to go through this. 😞

I just love him , so glad he has great support and care . He’s enriched our lives with his magic personality and incredible acting talent! ❤

Seeing him so aged makes me sad. So unexpected for such a hero in the film industry. I hope his life carries on in a dignified manner surrounded by fans and loved ones.

I respect and honor Emma for her love and support of her Husband. I wish her and her family well. Dementia is a horrible way to leave this earth. I have two parents...one with Alzheimers, one with Vascular Dementia. It is devastating. I am a fan of Bruce and am extremely sad about this development. What is also disturbing...is that I am seeing many of our older celebrities coming down with these neurological diseases more than ever before. Country Singers are getting brain damage, and stopping their touring. Actors are getting brain damage and stopping their careers. Something is definitely changing for many of us. Not in a good way either. My heart breaks for anyone who is dealing with all forms of dementia with their loved ones. It is terrifying to me...now that it is in my DNA that I could go OUT the same as they will. I hope and pray that the new "Crisper Technology" gets here SOON and will be perfected and affordable so that none of us ever go through this hellish disease in the future. I hope I am alive to to see it...and benefit from it.

Wow! It is sad to see how he is becoming different. It is sad that this could hit you at even ages younger than what we would consider to be really old. He's not really old yet. I'm glad he is surrounded by people who love him and are supporting him and encouraging him during this journey. We will all hold him in prayer.

It hurts my heart to see Bruce like this. You just never know what is going to happen to you down the road. 😢 I pray for his family strength to make it through this difficult time 🙏🏻💜

Bless them, this is such a great family. A wonderful tribute to Bruce, Emma and Demi, wish more people were like them. Strength and love to all of them.

I love that he and Demi have remained friends despite the end of their marriage decades ago.

Rumer is pregnant?! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT?! I absolutely think that Bruce and Demi and Emma have a lot to teach the world about love and what a family truly is.

My love goes out to the whole family! I love that you kept it real it is sad but when you have a family like that who loves you that much, you can't beat it with a stick. God bless you, Bruce!

Good for him, to be able to stay with family, and eventually, they will be able to afford private care at home 24/24. But for the vast majority of people with the same illness, when family is not there or not able to cope, it is a very sad ending.

When you have people who genuinely love you, you have everything.

I'm so appreciative that they shared this personal moment with the public. I wish them all the warm wishes and prayers! God bless them! 🙏 ❤

Putting differences aside, caring for ones family is not only the right thing to do , its pure class! What a great example this is for families in trying times. Good on you!

This man belongs to all of us who expected him to show up in our living rooms, bedrooms, dens and Kitchens or garages on any of the many entertaining venues we saw him appear. I love the way His family is able to rise above selfishness and pettiness to live the legacy he built. It has. Made me bury a few hatchets that needed to be junked in my immediate family. Thank you BW! It is a Lovely thing to be able to share with you again and again through your Loved One's kindness. Happy Birthday!

It’s nice to see everyone together! Happy birthday Bruce!🎉

It’s really awesome to see how supportive and present Demi is with Bruce and his wife.

I'm so happy to see he surrounded with so much love!!! It's kind of a small relief. Thanks for posting these for his fans ❤

I took care of my grandmother and grandfather when they had Alzheimers / dementia it wasn't easy it was heartbreaking but I do it a million times over again with no questions asked I swear on my life I would so to everybody out there who takes care of their grandparents or parents with this disease I love you stay strong I'm with you God bless you all I love you guys

Sending comfort to Bruce and his family.

I appreciate her sharing her sadness and how hard it is as it would be for anyone. But when people of great wealth with tons of support don't acknowledge that people who can't get medical care and emotional support are dealing with the same thing, I just kind of cringe a little . This is so hard for them and it's sad and I love Bruces work and he's a great actor and has done so well in this world. Also, he is getting the best care money can buy and is surrounded by a huge amount of love and support. I know of people who have none of that. So please remember those who have nothing and are suffering from this disease.

All I can say is good luck to these ladies. I have been caring for my mother who is suffering from Parkinson's and dementia for the past 6 years full time. I feel like I age 20 years in this past 6 years 😥

We all appreciate and love the impact Bruce Willis has and continues to have on this world. Thank you BW!

I'm so inspired about Demi being such an equal part of the family. It's beautiful & much needed with how the world is today & reminds us of what love & family should look like. 💗

Don't worry about where I am going, what's happening to me. Celebrate who I was. There isn't anything you or I can do. My 95 year old mother watched her younger brother and her two younger sisters lose themselves in to dementia in the last twenty years. I think the helplessness is the worse.

So very lovely! I lived this with my husband. One day at a time. Life is so precious. Self-care is needed in this journey. The sadness, the tears, the joys, the memories... a beautiful story in the making!

We love you Bruce!! Stay strong, keep fighting.

God bless him and all his family! ❤

What a sweet moment, warms my heart and spirit ❤

God bless bruce and others who share this disease 🙏🏽❤️

So glad she is there for him. It is such a hard thing to care for someone with dementia. 😢

You are an amazing woman. My heart goes out to you and your family !!

❤ I feel for you and your family. My grands, aunt and mom all had different forms of dementia. I was caregiver for my aunt. Being in public was a challenge. Sensory overload. Hopefully people will hear and respect your space. You seem to have great family support which is so important as you take this journey.

What a beautiful family!! Happy Birthday Bruce 🎁 🎈 🎉 Blessings 🙏 ✝️

I traveled this road with my mom, same diagnosis and she was the same age as Bruce. It is a tough and heart wrenching journey but somehow you make it through. I will pray for you and your family and I hope it brings you some comfort to know you are not alone.

Sad to hear about his diagnosis but good to see that he is surrounded by love... Praying for the wife; she is young... This must be so challenging for her...

Happy Birthday Bruce. Happy times to all the family! May it be happy and as healthy as possible!

When she said "I wasn't given a choice" hit me hard. My late mother, @ 78 developed Alzheimers that quickly progressed over the course of 1 year where she no longer knew that my sister & I were her children. That was the hardest aspect to accept. In a strange way, her developing metastatic uterine cancer at the same time was a sort of blessing, mostly for her in that she didn't fully grasp what was happening, even though she had been a geriatric RN for 30 years. She left us just as Covid vaccines were becoming available. My wish is that anyone reading thos and going through the same thing knows that you WILL find the strength, because you must.

Prayers for the Bruce Willis families. Huggs to his baby girls.

I went through this twice in my family and yes ppl need to learn privacy and respect 💜

Thank you, Bruce. For all that you have given us. Happy Birthday!

He’s very lucky to have all these strong women in his life ❤

He'll be fine as far as getting the best care possible, and his family doesn't have to worry about loss of income/home/medical bills. Why? He's got something that most who are diagnosed with the same thing don't have: oodles and oodles of money. What he's been diagnosed with is horrible, but he's in a vastly better situation than 99% of those diagnosed with the same thing. Regardless, it's horrible that anyone has dementia, more so frontotemporal dementia.

Happy Birthday Bruce Willis, I hope you had a really good day. You deserve it🎉❤

Bruce is amazing, have always loved him as a actor!! Will be in my prayers!

my dad was diagnosed with the same thing a year ago 64yr old just retired from union pacific railroad i feel for his family ive always been a die hard fan of bruce hes a hero to me just like my dad. Im sorry wish him and his family well.

Happy Belated Birthday Bruce !🎉 Thank you 💕 for all the entertainment you have worked so hard on making . You are an ICON !! And so very many people Love and care for you ! God Bless 🙏 you and your family .

It’s hard to know BW is having these health issues however their beautifully combined family makes my heart happy ❤

Much empathy to the family, Going through a similar scenario. Stay in the present moment and enjoy being together while you can!

I pray for anyone no matter race, fame or social status, I truly pray and send lots of loves and strength to anyone living with a loved one who has any condition that deteriorates their body; because I’m sure is also really painful to see someone you love going through something like that ❤🙏🏻

This brings tears to my eye's he is such an icon. Dementia is a horrible!

So, So sad to see him deteriorate as time passes by !!! Always loved him as an actor !!! Wishing strength to his entire family as things progress. ❤❤❤

So young for such a diagnosis. Great actor! ❤️

Let's just send Bruce and his family all the love we can. 😘

Having worked in Healthcare for three decades I've seen dementia and have seen my paternal grandmother suffer with it. Genuinely upset by the news of Bruce's diagnosis. I'm old enough to have first become a fan of his from his days in 'Moonlighting.' Wishing him and all the family, past & present, all the best for the future. Cherish every moment.

Bruce will always be one of my favorite actors he has brought me so much happiness from his movies, and I hope he is able to truly enjoy retirement he has earned it

Bruce Willis, and all of you guys and gals, have given us so much good quality, fun entertainment for so many years, and the public thanks you from our the bottom of our hearts. Happy Birthday to you, Bruce Willis, Happy Birthday! May God bless you all!

Through sickness and health. The vows mean so much. Dementia takes from the person who has it and the family in so many ways. My grandmother had it. But she never forgot her closest family members names. She even remembered my vehicle. She's no longer with us. Now my aunt has it. My grandmother was my aunts mother. I thought we had lost my aunt about a month ago. She now has to take medication for seizures. This is something new. My grandmother symptoms were so different than my aunts. .

This is so sad!!! May everyone leave them alone during this extremely difficult time!!!❤

Sending blessings to Bruce, I loved him in Moonlighting, absolutely loved that show and watched it because of him. Sending prayers, love and support to the Willis family.❤️🙏

I’ve always been a huge fan of Bruce Willis and is in my prayers.

Sending positive and healing blessings to him. One of my favorite actor Happy Birthday Bruce Willis.

He may not have been the best guy but nobody deserves to go out the way he will. I’m thankful he has LOTS of family by his side. The disease is insidious and difficult (to say the least) for loved ones to handle but having the suffer go through it alone is MUCH, MUCH worse. I watched as a long time friend of 35 years and highly decorated veteran do just that and it made me sick every day to see him struggling alone and scared. There is much peace at the end for those who stay behind but it takes a lot of time to get past the sadness!! My wish for your family is that you plan for and allow yourselves that time!! Meanwhile, make as many happy memories as you possibly can with him but also remember to give him quality alone time too so he has a chance to have a personal conversation with God while he still has the ability to do so. I don’t know what your religion is but whatever it may be, ask him often if he wants to talk to a Rabbi, Priest, Vicar or any other spiritual leader so he can have the opportunity to ask any personal questions he may have. An informed soul is a restful soul and once at rest, it can easily and quickly move forward to its rightful destination. Best Wishes to you!!

I was sorry to hear about Bruce's diagnosis. Dementia & Alzheimer are terrible diseases. Emma Harding deserves our love and prayers because it is harder on her. Ask for help, accept support and take care of yourself. 💔

The guy is and always will be a legend.

God Bless to Bruce & his family as someone who lost both my Parents be Thankful for anytime you have together no matter the circumstances be thankful everyday.

It’s good to see he has a loving support network of family and friends. I’m not a Hollywood fan but in the end we all walk the same path and the final destination is the same. God bless you Mr. Willis.

You don't have a choice, she's right, you just go to it. God bless them all with their love and support!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Bruce is one of my favorites, I’m so happy he has all his family supporting him & they love him so much, & with all of that, he’ll be just fine!!! Happy belated Birthday, B. W. 🎉😊🎈🥳

It's okay to not be okay. We all deal with things in our own way. Sending love and prayers to you all.

God bless him. He's one of a kind!

Nothing beats family that love each other together, together they can stay strong for BW! I just adore this man...I grew up watching his movies and enjoy each and every one of them...Happy Belated birthday BW🎉🎉🎉🎉❤😊

Bruce Willis an absolute American treasure, greatest action star ever and looking at his new wife and his old showing the world how to come together. God Bless you all.

Happy birthday to Bruce Willis, thank you for being such a great entertainer.

Truly a movie star treasure! He is the best of the best!

May the Lord continue to bless Mr Willis and his wife and childrens. God continue to give them the strength to go forward.

Happy birthday Bruce. I’ve always enjoyed watching your movies. I was saddened by your diagnosis with this horrible situation. May GOD CONTINUE to BLESS YOU and your family THROUGH this Difficult time. And May GOD give you and your family the love and comfort you all need. And to Bruce’s wife try and Stay Strong And remember I know that even the caregiver suffers as well. May GOD Keep You And Watch over you as well. In these times of Hardship. May GOD 🙏🙏 BLESS All OF You . And protect you all. And pour his Love and GLORY on You.

Who hasn't loved BW? He is one of our legends and deserves every good thing life can grant him ... ❤️

Be strong, this is a brutal disease, different episodes, different stages my heart goes out to you God bless you in your journey. I recently lost my Mother to this brutal disease.

Happy birthday!!❤ You are so blessed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your beautiful family.

Interesting how others say to Bruce's wife, Emma, "How do you do it?" It's called, dedication, and forwarding the kindness that her spouse, showed to her, all the years before this happened! Remember those vows, "for better or worse." Besides, I am sure she has help!

Happy Birthday to a great man and an iconic actor!! I have never seen BW in a bad movie!!! Love and prayers from NC!!! 💚

Happy Birthday Bruce Willis your a great actor prayers for you and your family.

Awwww, I'm so happy he has a loving family there at his side esp with dementia.🥰 Love love this.💕 Missing his acting skills.😢

This made me cry.😭 Happy Birthday Bruce❤

When life gives u the curve ball and u just wing with it that is the power that makes u strong, life is never easy Keep that positive attitude up Emma Heming Willis, its healty to cries, all prayers for u and ur family 💕💕💕

God bless Bruce and bless his beautiful wife for honoring her vows....."in sickness and in health". God will bless her.

What a beautiful garden Bruce Willis planted in this world he is reaping so much love from his family friends and admiration from fans! I have been a fan since his Moonlighting days. Wishing him and family strength for this journey.

God bless Bruce Willis and his entire family. He is still a bad ass and what a great actor he is. Many movies that he was a part of, would be nothing without him. He is my roll model. I pray your disease to completely go away my friend. Hang in there Bruce.

Just like in "Death becomes her" he is such a lovable guy. Cherished by family friends and fans.

God bless Bruce he gave us so many years of fun and movies ,but I remember one Seagrams commercial where his moves were fantastic,such a talented actor and singer. But more blessings and moral support for his wife,demencia is a devastating deséese and being the caregiver is a very tough job to endure nothing simple about this .

Happy birthday to you, Bruce....sending prayers your way to you and your family.. God bless❤

I have some much love and respect for this family. Bruce we love you. ♥️

Bruce has great taste in women. Demi may not have been perfect but when you have an ex and current wife work together for the family, you know you've chosen well. If only more women could treat eachother with this level of respect.

God bless you Bruce! Here’s to many more happier healthier birthdays!🎉🎉🎉